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Contents
Purpose of investigation
Location and extent of the area
Previous investigations
Methods of investigation
Acknowledgments
Well-numbering system
Topography and drainage
Population
Agriculture
Climate
Geology in relation to ground water
Cretaceous System-Gulfian Series
Niobrara formation
Fort Hays limestone member
Smoky Hill chalk member
Pierre shale
Tertiary System-Pliocene Series
Ogallala formation
Quaternary System-Pleistocene Series
Sanborn and Meade formations undifferentiated
Dune sand
Alluvium
Lakes
Streams
Twin Butte Creek
Chalk Creek
Hell Creek
Ladder Creek
Smoky Hill River
Rose Creek
Salt Creek
Aquifer tests
Depth to water
Configuration of the water table and movement of ground water
Fluctuations of the water table
Recharge to ground water
Discharge of ground water
Chemical quality of the water, by Robert A. Krieger
Chemical constituents in relation to use
Hardness
Nitrate
Fluoride
Boron
Ionic relations in the water
Chemical quality in relation to movement of ground water
Chemical quality in relation to geologic source
Niobrara formation
Ogallala formation
Sanborn and Meade formations undifferentiated
Alluvium
Chemical quality in relation to use
Records of water levels in observation wells
Records collected during aquifer tests
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Kansas Geological Survey, Geology
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